The influence of linguistic skills on speech understanding in noise

Completed

• Conditions: hearing impairment; 10019243

• Registration Number: NL-OMON32625
• Lead Sponsor: Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 118

Inclusion Criteria

study group 1: congenital hearing impairment with fletcher index between 41 and 70 dB; age 20-40 years
study group 2: congenital hearing impairment with fletcher index between 71 and 95 dB; age 20-40 years
study group 3: presbyacusis (high-frequency loss with fletcher index between 71 and 95 dB, acquired after the age of 50 years)
reference group: normally hearing (pure-tone thresholds < 15 dB in both ears); age 20-40 years;all subjects: Dutch as native language; minimal educational level VMBO/T

Exclusion Criteria

multiple native languages
diagnosed cognitive delay (IQ<80), specific language impairment (SLI) or psychiatric disorder (e.g. ADHD)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>- scores of analyses of spontaneous language (spoken and written)<br /><br>- testscores of a language test (CELF-4NL)<br /><br>- scores of auditory tests on speech understanding skills<br /><br>- scores of tests for the perception of visually presented sentence material</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>not applicable</p><br>